Kinds of Kindness becomes a streaming success after disappointing at the box office. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, who co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Efthimis Filippou, the 2024 film follows three separate but loosely interconnected stories involving a man whose boss controls every aspect of his life, a police officer whose wife was missing at sea and has returned a different person, and a woman determined to find someone destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader. The Kinds of Kindness cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, and Mamoudou Athie all playing multiple roles.
Hunter Schafer also makes a cameo appearance.
Now, after disappointing at the box office, Emma Stone’s divisive black comedy has become a streaming success on Hulu. For the week of August 29 to September 4, Kinds of Kindness ranked third on Reelgood‘s Top 10 Movies and seventh on their overall streaming chart. In terms of movies, it ranked behind A Quiet Place: Day One and The Fall Guy for the week. Check out the full charts below:
Kinds Of Kindness’ Reception Explained
Yorgos Lanthimos & Emma Stone’s Latest Film Has Been Divisive
Kinds of Kindness represents the latest reunion between Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos, who previously collaborated on 2018’s The Favourite, the 2022 short film Bleat, and 2023’s Poor Things. The last of which was a massive critical and commercial success that surprisingly made over $117 million at the box office on a $35 million budget and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Stone’s second win of her career for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In turn, there was much anticipation for Lanthimos and Stone’s next collaboration, Kinds of Kindness.
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The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where Kinds of Kindness reviews were generally positive, resulting in a 71% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics called the film a cold-hearted triptych filled with sharp, dark humor that showcases Yorgos Lanthimos at his most cynical, and wickedly humorous yet. However, once Kinds of Kindness was released in theaters in June, where it grossed only $14.9 million, audiences were divided over some of its strange and off-kilter storylines, resulting in a 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, recently renamed the Popcornmeter.
Our Take On Kinds Of Kindness’ Streaming Success
Audiences Are Likely Unaware For What They’re In For
Emma Stone is one of the most supremely talented actresses working today, winning Academy Awards for La La Land and Poor Things. Stone’s star power alone is enough of a draw for audiences to stream Kinds of Kindness, but many who do are surely surprised by just how uncompromisingly absurdist it is. Of the many who are streaming the movie, it’s likely only the most committed fans of Yorgos Lanthimos who are truly enjoying all the absurdism, and excellent performances that it has to offer.
Source: Reelgood
